How stamps and postcards helped India count its people
Vikas Kumar Mailed from Dausa to Jaipur in February 2001, this postcard carried a Hindi census postmark urging Indians to share details about themselves and
Vikas Kumar Mailed from Dausa to Jaipur in February 2001, this postcard carried a Hindi census postmark urging Indians to share details about themselves and their families "without any hesitation". It reflected how the census relied not just on counting people, but on persuading them to trust the state with their information.
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